Multielement analysis of municipal sewage sludge ashes: absorption of elements by cabbage grown in sludge ash-soil mixture

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es60160a002· OSTI ID:5298598

Furr, A K; Parkinson, T F; Wachs, T; Bache, C A; Gutenmann, W H; Wszolek, P C; Pakkala, I S

The uptake of heavy metals and PCB's by cabbage grown on land treated with municipal sewage sludge was studied. Incineration of sludge before application to land eliminated most of the cadmium, mercury, nitrogen, and selenium concentrations; PCB's were not found in sludge ash samples. Though nickel and zinc concentrations in sludge ash were high, uptake of the two elements by cabbage was low, probably because the two elements existed as insoluble compounds formed during incineration. (19 references, 3 tables)

• Research Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Inst and State Univ
• OSTI ID: 5298598
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 13:12; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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560303* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Plants-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
ASHES
BRASSICA
CADMIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COMBUSTION
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FOOD
GROWTH
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INCINERATORS
MERCURY
METALS
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
NICKEL
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
RESIDUES
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
UPTAKE
VEGETABLES
WASTES
ZINC